The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 18, 2025
Riding the Crane
c. 1926
sculptor
(American, born Russian Empire [now Lithuania], 1891–1945)
Overall: 51.4 x 32.4 x 15.3 cm (20 1/4 x 12 3/4 x 6 in.)
Gift of Friends of the Artist 1946.434
Location: Not on view
Description
Kalish's celebratory sculptures of laborers rank among his most admired works. Although he was based in Cleveland and New York, the artist often had his bronzes cast during annual trips to Paris. His creative philosophy is summed up in the statement, "We must learn to create from the living present. In this modern industrial age, tremendous, heroic tasks are being performed and it is here that we will find our greatest art expression."- Solender, Katherine. The American Way in Sculpture, 1890-1930. Cleveland, OH: Published by the Cleveland Museum of Art in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1986. cat. #51, p. 51, repr.Kraynak, Scott, Henry Adams, Douglas Max Utter, William G. Scheele, R. A. Washington, and Mike Hudson. The Heart of Cleveland. Shaker Hts, OH: Red Giant Books, 2018. Reproduced: P. 23, fig. 15
- The American Way in Sculpture 1890-1930. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 12-October 19, 1986).The Cleveland Institute of Art: 100 Years. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 22, 1982-January 30, 1983).
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